"I guess that's hardly appropriate to the situation, is it?"
"Such an act is hardly appropriate; you have only been married an hour !"
"I could say the same about you - except that 'earth' is hardly appropriate."
Fine if your maid is a slip of a girl, but hardly appropriate for a mature woman.
Soldier superstitions were hardly appropriate right now, yet Will had more direct combat experience than her.
The time and place were hardly appropriate for a flirtation, and yet his interest was aroused.
He was wearing a brown suit and white shirt: hardly appropriate when it was close to a hundred degrees outside.
It was hardly appropriate for a widow visiting her husband's grave.
"They are hardly appropriate acquaintances, but the party will be amusing, I suppose."
Under those circumstances it is hardly appropriate to select just a few countries.